US approves sale of over $200 million in security assistance to Ukraine

The US has agreed to sell security assistance to Ukraine worth over $200 million. This was announced by Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal.

According to him, the first package is equipment, repair, and technical support for M777 howitzers worth $104 million. It provides for repair services and long-term maintenance of this weapon.

The second package is worth $99.5 million. According to the Minister of Defense, it covers cargo transportation and consolidation services, as well as other logistics services to support security assistance programs.

"The financing of these security assistance packages for Ukraine within the framework of the Foreign Military Sales program will be fully provided by partner countries," Denys Shmyhal added.

By the way, the US Department of Defense recently announced that Raytheon has received a contract worth up to $3.5 billion for the production of AMRAAM medium-range aircraft missiles.

The contract includes the production of AMRAAM missiles themselves, telemetry systems, spare parts for initial and field use, as well as other engineering work related to production.